How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system … these letters on the behavior of individuals. We find an increase in tax-deductible private retirement savings and provide … evidence that this is not due to a crowding-out of other forms of savings. We also show that labor earnings, i.e. the most …

. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we estimate a dynamic programming … model of retirement that accounts for both saving and uncertain medical expenses. Importantly, we model the two key channels …

older workers (aged 55-65 years) by offering early access to a worker's compulsory retirement savings (superannuation …Australia's "Transition to Retirement Income Streams" (TRIS) program aims to prolong labor force participation for …